Rotary wants your rocks

Club seeks participation from local residents in construction of new sign

Jason Hunsicker @JHunsicker_KDE @jhunsicker_kde

The Kirksville Rotary Club has made a unique request for donations from local residents.

It wants your rocks.

The club is currently working toward constructing a new sign it hopes will encourage increased usage of the park. The "attractive, easy-to-read sign" would point out significant park features available for public use, including the park's nine-hole disc golf course, Ray Klinginsmith Amphitheatre, and other shelters and amenities.

According to Ron Gaber, chairperson for the Rotary Club of Kirksville's Rotary Park Committee, the design includes a natural rock base, the materials for which the club hopes to receive from both club members and the general public to "contribute to its structure and long-term history."

With the city's permission, the club already has a "rock pen" set up on the park property to receive donations.

"It is estimated we will need to collect 500-700 rocks ranging in size from 10-20 inches. We are appealing to the public to bring rocks to the rock pen south of Veterans Memorial or contact us and we will pick them up," Gaber said. "We are also looking for service-minded citizens who would allow us to harvest rock from the creek bottoms or fields."

The club has already amassed 150 rocks.

To be part of the project, contact Gaber at (660) 349-0344, or call (660) 665-3781.